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Vaccines Do Not Contain DNA Altering Microchips – PTF
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), have addressed the speculation that the expected COVID-19 vaccines would contain microchips that would alter human genetic information. Dr. Faisal Shuaib, the Executive Director for the agency gave the assurance at the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 national briefing in Abuja on Monday, January 8. Recall that Nigeria…
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UK Tightens Travel Restrictions Amid Fear Of Brazil Covid Variant
The UK has banned travel from South America and Portugal over reports of the spread of a new Brazilian variant of coronavirus. According to Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, the urgent decision would take effect from 4 am on today, Friday, January 15. While announcing the 16 banned destinations over Twitter, Mr Shapps also explained that…
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What To Know About The New Brazilian Covid Variant
Concerns have risen over a new Covid-19 variant which has been identified in Brazil, raising questions on if it could cause more severe disease, or be immune to current vaccines. The British government in a bid to protect its citizens from the new variant has closed its borders to travellers from South America, Portugal and…
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Nigerian States Lament Over Insubstantial Vaccine Distribution
State governors in Nigeria are calling on the Federal government to increase the number of vaccines allocated to their states. Seyi Makinde, Governor of Oyo state, told the media that the 1,848 doses of COVID-19 vaccine allocated to the state were insufficient, to say the least. According to the sharing formula released by the National…
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Covid-19 Drives Surge In Global PC Demand
According to new estimates from Gartner, global PC shipments grew to 10.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2020, bringing total shipments to 275 million for the past 12 months, by far the best year for PC manufacturers since 2015. The direct consequence for the surge in PC demand can be attributed to the Covid-19 pandemic…
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UK To Close All Travel Corridors On Monday
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced all travel corridors will be closed from Monday, ending the quarantine exemption for arrivals from selected nations. The announcement comes after it was confirmed that a new variant of COVID-19, which emerged in Brazil, had been discovered in the UK. The new policy would come to effect from…
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UK Health Experts Call For Tougher Lockdown and Closure Of Nursery Schools
Health experts in the UK are calling for the government to rigidify coronavirus rules by closing nurseries as well as making masks mandatory in busy outdoor areas. On Friday, January 8, the United Kingdom recorded its highest daily death toll since the start of the pandemic with 1,325 fatalities in one day. Albeit closure of…
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COVID-19: Still A Threat To Global Reduction In Child Abuse
32% of the labour workforce in Africa are children under the age of 18. Children from age 5 to 17 that are exposed to any physical or economic task that hinders their education and health are considered child labourers. Economic hardship is a major factor that drives poor families to expose their young ones as…
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Is Africa Failing In The Race For Covid-19 Vaccines?
In the last quarter of 2020, African countries were signing up with the rest of the world to secure at least 220 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines for the continent as the race to find safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines kicked-off. While eight countries in Africa had agreed to self-finance their vaccine doses through the…
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UK To Prioritize Police Officers For Covid-19 Vaccine in the Next Phase of Rollout
According to UK Home Secretary Priti Patel, the government is looking at prioritizing police, teachers and others who are grouped as persons with high “occupational risk of coming in contact with the virus”. Meanwhile, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization (JCVI) for the UK has announced a meeting tomorrow to discuss which groups should…